Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in Thai Pig Herds. Prevalence of Serum Antibodies and Relation to Performance

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 390-395

  Assavacheep, P ^a,b   Persson, M ^a   Luengyosluechakul, S ^a,b   Watanaphansak, S ^a,b   Laohasinnarong, D ^a,c   Pungkhun, P ^a,d   Wallgren, P ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c QED Trading Co Ltd   (Thailand)

^d GPS Advance Co Ltd   (Thailand)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; THAILAND;

ACTINOBACILLUS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0142091097     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2003.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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